When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia. The efforts to bring about federation in the mid-19th century were dogged by the lack of popular support for the movement.
Finland Population 2017. Finland is one of five Nordic countries located in Northern Europe, where it's bordered by Norway, Sweden, Russia, Estonia and the Gulf of Finland. Finland has an estimated population of 5.46 million in 2015, which ranks 115th in the world.
Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards. In Finland, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 28 238 a year, less than the OECD average of USD 29 016 a year. There is a considerable gap between the richest and poorest â the top 20% of the population earn almost four times as much as the bottom 20%.